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Leonard R Greenfield

Birth	:	11 Apr 1895 Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	1 Jun 1981 Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0138600, -91.9562100
Plot	:	4th.032
Description	:	Husband of Gertrude Marie Knopp Greenfield. ---------- Fairfield Ledger (Ia.) Monday, June 1, 1981 Veteran Guard general GREENFIELD died here at 86 Leonard R. GREENFIELD, native of Jefferson County and a retired brigadier general of the Iowa National Guard and U.S. Army, died at 2:10 a.m. today at the Jefferson County Hospital. He had been in failing health for the past year. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the St. Mary Catholic Church with the Rev. William H. Sullivan officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery where military rites will be conducted. Prayers for a Christian Wake will be recited at... Read More	Husband of Gertrude Marie Knopp Greenfield. ---------- Fairfield Ledger (Ia.) Monday, June 1, 1981 Veteran Guard general GREENFIELD died here at 86 Leonard R. GREENFIELD, native of Jefferson County and a retired brigadier general of the Iowa National Guard and U.S. Army, died at 2:10 a.m. today at the Jefferson County Hospital. He had been in failing health for the past year. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the St. Mary Catholic Church with the Rev. William H. Sullivan officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery where military rites will be conducted. Prayers for a Christian Wake will be recited at the Behner Funeral Home at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Greenfield's career as a soldier spanned a period 32 years which included service during three wars, the Mexican Border Campaign, First and Second World Wars. He filled every rank from private to brigadier general. He held that rank when given a medical discharge in 1946. He enlisted in Company M, Iowa National Guard, in Fairfield in 1914. The unit was called into service in 1916 and joined troops at the Mexican border to quell raids by Pancho Villa. The unit was mustered out at Des Moines in January, 1917. Two months later the unit was mobilized and on March 26, 1917, again began federal service. The unit finally faced front line action in France, and returned to the United States in 1919, following World War I. Greenfield continued in the National Guard and graduated from a course for officers at Fort Benning, Ga., in 1939 and from the command and general staff school in 1940. Gen. Greenfield was with the first contingent of U.S. troops which landed in Ireland in January, 1942, during World War II. He was detailed to England to organize troops and hold schools for troops arriving from the states. After suffering a heart attack he was sent home where he served at Fort McClellan, Ala.; Camp Tucker, Ala., and Washington, D.C. until the war ended. Greenfield was born April 11, 1895, in Jefferson County, the son of James and Rachel HENDRICKS GREENFIELD. He was married Oct. 11, 1921, to Gertrude KNOPP. She died April 18, 1972. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mary LOVING, Bettendorf; Ruth PISTOLE, Okeechobee, Fla.; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by five brothers.

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Leonard R Greenfield's memorial is located at: Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA.
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Leonard R Greenfield death on 1 Jun 1981 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.0138600
Longitude: -91.9562100

Family Members:

Parent

James Greenfield

(1858 - 1955)

Rachel Rebecca Hendricks Greenfield

(1860 - 1926)

Spouse

Gertrude Marie Knopp Greenfield

(1898 - 1972)

Siblings

Ora Judson Greenfield

(1881 - 1946)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evergreen Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0138600, -91.9562100

2. Old Fairfield Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0148000, -91.9598000

3. Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0068000, -91.9805000

4. Switzer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0368996, -91.9096985

5. Bradshaw Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9766998, -91.9032974

6. Roth Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9589005, -91.9574966

7. Bethesda Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0019000, -91.8796000

8. Smith Family Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9972416, -92.0362857

9. Wheeler Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0797000, -91.9185500

10. Galliher Cemetery
Glasgow, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9666892, -91.8835038

11. Upper Richwoods Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0602989, -91.8807983

12. Jefferson County Poor Farm Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9416900, -91.9996200

13. Perlee Cemetery
Perlee, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0805750, -91.8993380

14. Pattison Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9444008, -91.9049988

15. Moorman Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0452995, -92.0622025

16. Wright Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9524000, -91.8728000

17. Antioch Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1002998, -91.9147034

18. Moyer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1046982, -91.9330978

19. Cumberland Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9248000, -91.9903000

20. Gregg Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0078011, -92.0811005

21. Salina Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0419006, -91.8330994

22. McCleary Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9892006, -92.0805969

23. Brooks Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0635986, -92.0693970

24. Thompson Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9155998, -91.9772034